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Re: Shingles and breastfeeding
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"Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 01:12:49 EST
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Shingles is not a contraindication to breastfeeding or using the milk. Like
any herpes lesion (varicella zoster is a herpes virus) you want to minimize
any infant exposure:
cover the lesion and wash your hands.  I know of no research that suggests the
virus gets into breastmilk. Shingles is a local reactivation of virus living
in nerve endings, not a systemic illness.
Nancy Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC

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